Photo Tools Tutorial
The photo tools and tips in this tutorial are divided into categories that cover the different types of styles or genres photographers generally work with. Within each category, the tools aren’t in any specific order of importance, except that sometimes discussing one tool does logically lead to another tool that follows the same purpose as the first.
Because photography is an innovative art, and the needs of photographers vary, there is a lot of crossover between the categories. For that reason, if you are a portrait photographer, for example, don’t just read the category covering irreverent portrait tools, because you’ll surely find other useful tools in other categories. By all means, start with the chapter that appeals to your style or genre of photography most, but then browse through all the categories and explore the tutorial throughout.
Besides traditional still photography tools, I’ve included a category on video as well. The convergence of still and video cameras, which I’ve been enthusiastic about for years, has left many photographers with a still camera that shoots video, but not with a lot of actual tools for videography. In category “Video Tools,” I’ve included inexpensive and innovative ways to shoot video techniques with a digital SLR or point-and-shoot camera that shoots video.
Once you take digital pictures, you’ll want to work with them in post-production on the computer, editing, altering, and improving the images. To that end, I’ve included two categories on digital tools, one category specifically for editing in Photoshop, and one category that covers miscellaneous digital tools.
And please, because many of these tools are designed to be used outdoors, be sensitive to the environment and dispose of any tools, or residual material from making any of these tools, properly.
